Northern Colorado Mountain Run 2016 - Event Date: 20 July 2016 - 24 July 2016

I am planning on being there!!!    Are there any car wash near by? 

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A coat of wax would be nice for,    I am sorry for getting  your Jeep dirty Jester

Bring some extra gas. About 5 gallons per day should be sufficient. For those who come earlier in the week, I think we may make a gas run to Red Feather Lakes on Thursday or Friday. We can make a pretty nice trip of it, and maybe have lunch in town that day.

 

There is no water at the campsite, not even a creek. Bring what you're going to need for cooking, cleaning and bathing. I suppose jerry cans for water could be filled at Red Feather as well, when we go down there.

 

There is no electricity at the campsite, except what we may get with an afternoon thunderstorm. On that subject, make sure you bring some rain gear, jeep top, etc, as thundershowers are common there this time of year.

 

This is "primitive" camping (depending on your definition) to some. To me, it's what camping is all about. If I'm not sleeping on the ground with only the stars over my head, it's not primitive, to me.

 

Rock Stew:  The whole idea of "Rock Stew" is that everybody brings what they can spare or that they think would go good in it. Bring whatever you'd like. Normally, there is several different kinds of sausage, onions, cabbage, corn-on-the-cob, potatos and of course, beer, in it. If anyone wants to bring any of these ingredients, please let me know here that you plan to do so, so that I don't buy those things, and someone else doesn't bring the same thing. We wouldn't want to wind up with beer-potato soup!

 

As I've said before, I'm not a "planner". Setting a date and place is about all the planning I do. We will decide each morning what most of the folks want to see, what kind of trails they want, and I and those that have been there before, will decide where to go. I have some specific places I want you all to see, more than we probably will be able to see in the time we have, so choices will have to be made. The Forest Service has a hand in my decisions, as well. I hope they have their gates open. We will have graded county roads to drive, as well as some trails that will need 4-wheel low, and a driver able to pick a good line, but nothing that will break your jeep if its in good shape. As always at altitude this time of year, vaporlock can be a problem if your fuel delivery system is not up to snuff. If fuel delivery and cooling are marginal, you may have trouble. Our campsite is at about 8400 feet, and some of the trails will take us above 10,000 ft.

 

Some have said that they intend to arrive on Wednesday, the 20th, so I plan on getting there Tuesday, or maybe before. See You There!

 

BOOGITY!BOOGITY!BOOGITY! LETS GO JEEPIN'!!            BW

 

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